Dean Lockhart

Dean Lockhart
Lockhart in 2016
Convener of the net zero, energy and transport committee
In office
22 June 2021 – 5 September 2022
DeputyFiona Hyslop
Preceded byGordon Lindhurst
Succeeded byEdward Mountain
Scottish Conservative spokesperson for the constitution, Europe and external affairs
In office
11 August 2020 – 1 June 2021
LeaderDouglas Ross
Preceded byMurdo Fraser
Succeeded byDonald Cameron
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Scotland and Fife
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
6 May 2016 – 5 September 2022
Succeeded byRoz McCall
Personal details
Political partyScottish Conservatives
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
OccupationPolitician, solicitor, finance, journalist
Websitewww.deanlockhart.com

Dean Lockhart is a Scottish former politician who was the convener of the net zero, energy and transport committee in the Scottish Parliament from 2021 to 2022.[1] A member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, he was a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2016 to 2022.

Career

Born in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Lockhart attended his local primary and secondary schools before graduating from the University of Glasgow with a first class degree in law.

After graduating, he worked in the City of London for seven years, first as a financial journalist and then at a leading global law firm and separately at a leading global financial institution. He then moved to Asia and worked with businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China and India.[2] He spent a year at the British Embassy in Manila as first commercial secretary, promoting British business interests in the Philippines and South East Asia. In 2001, he was elected as a partner at the global law firm Linklaters, at that time becoming one of the youngest partners at the firm. He was also head of business development across Asia for Linklaters with responsibility for business development, client strategy and Asia-wide country plans.[3]

Scottish Parliament

In 2016, Lockhart stood for election to the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for Stirling where he came second, but was elected from the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.[4] In 2021, he again stood as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for Stirling where he came second, but was again elected from the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.[5]

During his time in the Scottish Parliament, Lockhart held the roles of shadow cabinet secretary for the economy, jobs and fair work (2016-2019) [6] shadow cabinet secretary for infrastructure, transport and business (2019-20) [7] and shadow cabinet secretary for constitution, Europe and external affairs (2020-2021).[8]

Lockhart convened the net zero, energy and transport committee in the Scottish Parliament.[9]

Lockhart was also the convenor of the cross party groups (CPG) on Japan,[10] China[11] and the USA[citation needed] and the deputy convenor of the CPG on Germany.[citation needed]

Lockhart resigned from the Scottish Parliament in 2022 to pursue a career in business. He was replaced by Roz McCall.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Session 6 Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "About Dean Lockhart". Dean Lockhart. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Election 2016: Mid Scotland and Fife. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  5. ^ Peebles, Cheryl (8 May 2021). "Mid Scotland and Fife list returns four Conservative MSPs, two Labour and one Green". The Courier. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Scottish Conservatives unveil 'shadow cabinet1". BBC News. 19 May 2016.
  7. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (18 February 2020). "Jackson Carlaw completes his new Shadow Cabinet". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  8. ^ Murden, Terry (19 February 2020). "Ballantyne dropped as Carlaw unveils 'team to take on SNP'". Daily Business. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Dean Lockhart". The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Cross-Party Groups - Japan". The Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Cross-Party Groups - China". The Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Scottish Tories get new MSP at Holyrood". BBC News. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.


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